MOHAI

It's me again. And guess what? I have some new information to share with you. Yesterday my teacher Frieda took us (my English class) to the MOHAI (Museum of History & Industry). It was such an amazing experience because we had the oportunity to learn about different aspects of Seattle history. For example did you know that Amzaon and Microsoft are from Seattle?

Inside the museum, which by the way is beautiful, one of the first things that gets your attention is a hydroplane hanging from the ceiling. As you enter you see how all the exhibitions are divided and located in different rooms and stories. It would be really difficult for me to describe everything that was inside but at least let me tell you about some of the objects that caught my attention. 

Probably we now consider this to be part of every day life, but in the years that follow WWII one of the first Jewish settlers in Seattle named Albert Rosen noticed that the majority of people who came to the city didn't have a proper suitcase for such a long journey so he invested all his money ($300) in a luggage company and invented "Dura Edge" an upholstered metal biding that reinforced the corners and edges of suitcases. 

Another intresting object inside a museum is on the fourth floor a real WWII periscope, and what makes it even better is that it works and you can look at the ships around the museum and imagine how it might have felt inside a real submarine watching an enemy boat approaching. 

Finally let me tell you about another gadget which I found interesting, it was a Zune mp3 player developed by Microsoft in 2006, and the thing that makes it interesting is the history behind it because remember that the real competitor for the ipod it was supposed to be the Zune, but we all know which company won in the end. 

That's all for today. Have a nice weekend!